I like to buy local as much as possible; I stay away from the overprice dealerships though.

There's some parts I can't find at the typical places (advance, autozone, etc...) like valve springs, keepers, and valve stems.

Aside from chancing it on ebay whats the best place to shop online?
Looking for easy to deal with customer service, return policies, good prices, and good quality.

Thoughts?

 

While shopping around you might find a better deal here for one part and there for another. But if you're looking for a place to call home I suggest: http://www.rockauto.com/

 

I second rock auto. Sometimes their shipping is a bit outrageous, but the parts prices cannot be beat. I will also look on ebay and compare prices, only cause a lot of ebay stuff has free shippping. You do take a chance with ebay though, compared to rock auto, which has excellent customer service.

 

awesome- thanks guys. exactly what i was looking for.

 

I buy a lot from Advance Auto, They have 30 percent off coupons online (google search) every couple of weeks and they are local so I don't have shipping charges. Warranty is also great, I can never find my receipt but I am in the system, they just look me up and I am out the door. Only had warranty claims twice, and it all went well. That being said I have bought from Rock Auto many times too. I always shop around first and AA usually wins on price and convenience.

 

1. Rock Auto
2. eBay
3. Amazon


Remember, eBay gives ebay bucks. I bought an AC compressor/dryer/expansion valve off there when they had the 5x ebay bucks day. $300 compressor gave me $25 in ebay rewards...

 

I have also bought some hard to find parts at napa online... and had it shipped to the local store for pickup. But I always start at Rockauto online...